fungi

Researchers have produced the first global map of the underground mycorrhizal fungal network, estimating it spans 110 quadrillion kilometers and stores massive amounts of carbon, with significant implications for climate regulation.

A study maps global arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, finding their threads can stretch far beyond Earth and that they are threatened by agricultural conversion, with grassland ecosystems holding 40% of the world's biomass but being poorly protected.